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United States freezes assets of Pakistanis linked to militant group blamed for Mumbai terror attacks

Lashkar-e-Taiba have been blamed for Mumbai terror attack of 2008

By: Sarwar Alam

The United States on Tuesday (31) froze the assets of three Pakistanis it has linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba, the militant group blamed for the deadly 2008 attacks in India‘s financial capital, Mumbai. The State Department added Abdul Rehman al-Dakhil to its list of “specially designated global terrorists,” saying he was a senior commander of the group. The US Treasury targeted Hameed ul Hassan and Abdul Jabbar, who it said were responsible for funneling money to Lashkar-e-Taiba and paying salaries to its members. “Treasury’s designations not only aim to expose and shut down Lashkar-e Tayyiba’s financial network, but also to curtail its ability…

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